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• Real Ale Festival in Dalston

  Recently refurbished Dalston pub The Duke of Wellington on Balls Pond Road holds its first Winter Real Ale Festival on  21-24 January 2010. ...

• Give or Take

  Don't throw out all your household clutter - why not make it a free treat for someone and bring it along to one of Hackney's regular Give or Take days? ...

• Stokey Bookshop event

  The award-winning Stoke Newington Bookshop continues to contribute significantly to the intellectual and cultural life of our parish.  ...

• Snow Joke: an update

  Here we go again (6 January). ...

• One Way System Returns

  Hidden away in the Statutory Notices columns of Hackney Today (14 December) was the information that, as from 4 January, Church Street is going one-way again. Well, we now know that, but until 15 March? And probably longer, given that no-one appears to ...

• Aladdin Danger

  In these days of excessive health and safety legislation it was bewildering to observe the lack of provision made for the release of the crowd from the Hackney Empire, which consisted of a high proportion of young children. ...

• Vortex Virtuoso

  The gig began fashionably late, but no-one seemed to mind. We were in the Vortex patiently waiting for Martin Simpson to dazzle us with his breathtaking dexterity on the acoustic guitar and his staggering musical eclecticism. We didn't have to wait too...

• Get that rubbish out

  Here are the temporary changes to Hackney Council's normal refuse and recycling collection services over the forthcoming festive period. Make a note of this so you can lie in bed and nurse your hangover, secure in the knowledge that your rubbish is bein...

• Still Angry?

  Following on from our recent story about dissent in Stoke Newington, John Barker, one-time member of militant group The Angry Brigade, discusses his experience of seven years’ imprisonment, and answers questions on the Brigade's outlook and actions. ...

• Postal Strike Latest

  This is a press release which we received today from Hackney TUC. If you would like to comment, please press the button at the end of this article and have your say: ...

• Council Tax Freeze

  Hackney residents look set to benefit from a Council Tax freeze for a record-breaking fifth year in a row. Hackney Council claims to be the first in the country to achieve this. Whether this will affect services designed to help the poor and deprived of t...

• Postal Strike

  Hackney Trades Union Council are asking people to come along to a local meeting and find out what they and we can do to support local postal workers ...

• Booths

  Friendly bar downstairs, restaurant upstairs. Great pizza and cocktails. Draught Budvar. Pizza home delivery service. Outside seating on Church Street. Watch the world go by. Normal hours. 71-73 Church St - London - N16 OAS - Tel: 020 7923 9332...